User:Bishop Brian Kennedy

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Bishop Brian J. Kennedy, O.S.B. is the Archabbot and Presiding Bishop of the ATHONITE BENEDICTINE FATHERS. http://www.athonitebenedictinefathers.com

Bishop Kennedy is also the Presiding Bishop of the UKRAINIAN ORTHODOX CATHOLIC CHURCH http://www.uocc.info and Pastor of HOLY TRINITY AMERICAN ORTHODOX CHURCH / UOCC http://www.athonitebenedictinefathers.com/parish.html

Bishop Kennedy is a very conservative and traditional western rite, old calendar Orthodox Bishop with Apostolic Succession from the Greek Orthodox Church, Ukrainian Orthodox Church and the Russian Orthodox Church. http://www.ukrainianorthodoxcatholicchurch.com

Bishop Michael on behalf of the Ecumenical Patriarch wrote a letter recognizing the Grace filled and Spirit Filled nature of Ordinations and Consecrations from the line of Bishop Peter Zhurawetsky. Bishop Ireny of the Orthodox Church in America wrote to add his name to the name of Bishops who recognize the Orthodox character of such ordinations/Consecrations from the line of Bishop Peter Zhurawetsky. http://www.athonitebenedictinefathers.com/succession.html

Bishop Kennedy has spent his life trying to foster vocations to the Monastic life of strict observance. Bishop Kennedy believes the world should conform to the Church, not the Church conform to the world. Bishop Kennedy is very much opposed to the heresy of Ecumenism, inter faith worship and syncretism.

Bishop Kennedy supports a married Episcopacy while himself remaining a celibate monk. Bishop Kennedy loves the pre schism Latin Orthodox Liturgy and traditions.